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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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